Pay: £57,000 per annum, plus £3,000 car allowance
Position: Huntington’s Disease Specialist Nurse
Location: Across all Exemplar Health Care homes, national role
Contract: 40 hours per week, predominantly Monday to Friday but must be flexible
Rate: £57,000 per annum, plus £3,000 car allowance
Overview
Step into a role where your expertise can be used to make every day better for the people we support. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a forward-thinking and growing provider as our Huntington’s Disease Specialist Nurse.
About Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with a range of complex and high‑acuity needs. We operate over 50 complex‑needs care homes across England, providing person‑centred care and rehabilitation focused on maximizing independence and building everyday living skills. We offer stable, secure employment opportunities, great benefits and plenty of avenues for development and progression.
About the role
As a Huntington’s Disease Specialist Nurse, you’ll act in a proactive manner to support our homes to provide care via a systematic, coordinated and coaching approach. No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:
* Supporting the implementation of new initiatives to improve people’s quality of life
* Developing effective working practices
* Establishing a complete understanding of the needs of people in our homes who have a HD primary diagnosis, including secondary diagnoses, complex care and risk requirements
* Tailoring colleague training requirements to meet the needs of people in a person‑centred way, and supporting this training delivery
* Developing and embedding a HD Champion role, and supporting these Champions to link directly with their local HD networks
* Working with the Operational Team (Clinical Nurse Managers / Registered Nurses and HD Champions) to offer support and coaching
* Assisting with the development of quality policies and procedures, audit materials and Service User, Colleague and Relative information materials
* Building external brand reputation in our ability to care for people we support with HD
About you
You identify with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You must also have a first‑level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN.
As this is a high‑level, strategic role you should have a minimum of two years’ experience in a specialist nurse role and extensive experience and knowledge of Huntington’s Disease.
* Evidence of further professional development in relation to care, management or quality
* Ability to coach and motivate others
* Strong background in action planning
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* A pragmatic approach, with strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, applied in complex situations
* The ability to work collaboratively with and travel to all locations across the business
What we offer
* 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
* Retail and lifestyle reward discounts
* Free DBS check
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
* Paid NMC membership
* Paid access to the RCNi Learning platform
* 24/7 counselling and support
* Blue Light Card eligibility
How to apply
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.
For an informal chat about joining us, you can call our Nurse Talent Specialist Lisandra on 07951 794 598 or email us at talent@exemplarhealthcare.co.uk.
Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.
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